Counseling and Psychological Services

Summer Rotation

The purpose of the summer rotation is to allow interns to have an alternate training experience as part of the internship. Interns design, in consultation
with the Training Director, a 10-12 week summer rotation, according to their individual interests, at an agency in the community or within the University
system where they spend approximately 8-12 hours per week. Supervision is provided by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist at the summer rotation site.
Prior summer rotations have included:

Participating in forensic assessments at the University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy

Providing psychotherapy services at a local CMHC

Apprenticing with university hospital chaplaincy by attending bed-side visits and relevant trainings

Engaging in direct clinical work at a D.C. eating disorders unit.

Apprenticing regarding project development and workshop attendance at The Center for Ethical Practice, Inc.

Engaging in family, couples and individual treatment at the University Hospital’s Family Stress Clinic

Participating in neuropsychological testing at the University Hospital’s Behavioral Medicine Center

Completing archival research at the Students with Disability Access Center (SDAC)

Interns begin researching opportunities and designing their rotations during the spring semester with the assistance of the Training Director. The
intern, the rotation site, and the Training Director sign an agreement outlining the intern’s planned activities and the nature of the supervision
that will be provided.

During the summer at CAPS, caseload hours are reduced, groups terminate, and fewer seminars and meetings are held, thus allotting time for the summer
rotation (see schedule on next page) and optional supervision rotation. Also during the summer, instead of the 3 weekly hours of emergency and consult
coverage, interns provide 24-hour on-call coverage for 2 one-week periods.